New York, Europe Brief News – Kim Kardashian has come under fire after the Marilyn Monroe dress she wore at the Met Gala has allegedly been damaged.
The Marilyn Monroe Collection called out Kardashian, along with Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! Museum who loaned her the dress, for the alleged damage yesterday.
The crystal-studded gown, which Monroe wore to sing happy birthday to US President John F. Kennedy in 1962, was worn by Kardashian on the red carpet to one of the most prestigious and highly-anticipated celebrity events of the year.
Kardashian shed 16 pounds to fit into the dress which could not be altered due to its age and status.
Her boasting on this on the red carpet drew ire from commentators for her perceived glamorisation of extreme weight loss.
On the night Kardashian appeared with bleached blonde hair alongside her new partner, the Comedian Pete Davidson.
The business woman changed into a replica after walking the red carpet to protect the 60-year-old gown, but concerns were raised at the time about potential damage to an iconic piece of history.
Despite the pains taken by Kardashian and Ripley’s, officials at Scott Fortner’s The Marilyn Monroe Collection (the world’s largest private collection of Marilyn memorabilia) have claimed it suffered some damage during the Met Gala outing.
On Monday, they shared a picture of the dress taken over the weekend at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Hollywood attraction, where it is currently on display. The image shows missing crystals and stretched fabric near the clasps at the back of the gown.
“So much for keeping ‘the integrity of the dress and the preservation,’” said The Marilyn Monroe Collection.
“Was it worth it?”
